The 1981 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team was an American football team that represented the University of Hawaii in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled an 9–2 record (5–1 against WAC opponents), placed second in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 328 to 130.[1][2]
| 1981 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Aloha Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Cal State Fullerton* | W 38–12 | 45,061 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | Idaho* |
| W 21–6 | 43,719 | ||
| October 10 | at Wyoming | W 14–9 | 19,931 | |||
| October 17 | New Mexico |
| W 23–13 | 46,692 | ||
| October 24 | at San Diego State | W 28–10 | 33,167 | |||
| October 31 | UNLV* |
| W 57–21 | 46,153 | ||
| November 7 | at UTEP | W 35–7 | 9,600 | |||
| November 14 | BYU | No. 19 |
| L 3–13 | 45,355 | |
| November 21 | Pacific (CA)* |
| L 17–23 | 36,368 | ||
| November 28 | Colorado State |
| W 59–6 | 32,955 | ||
| December 5 | South Carolina* |
| W 33–10 | 43,958 | [4] | |
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Game summaries
Cal State Fullerton
Idaho
at Wyoming
New Mexico
at San Diego State
UNLV
at UTEP
BYU
BYU Cougars (9–2) at #19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (7–1) – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cougars | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| #19 Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii
- Date: November 14, 1981
- Game time: 10:45 a.m. HST
- Game attendance: 45,355
- Referee: Guy Gibbs
- TV announcers (ABC): Steve Zabriskie (play-by-play) and Russ Francis (color commentator)
| Statistics | BYU | UH |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| BYU | Passing | ||
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| Hawaii | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
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- 3 hours, 15 minutes
Pacific (CA)
Colorado State
South Carolina
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